What!

I am not even sure what to say or how to say it.

I am very concerned about our country and our new President.

Does he seriously think that 90% of new jobs generated in his presidency or what ever (I actually stop listening after a while, I start feeling physically ill) need to have something to do with building bridges and roads?

I sure hope that isn't what we have to offer to future generations.

SCARY!

Sixty Two!

This guy!

Laughs at me and then tells me to keep trying.

I don't know if I should keep trying or curl up in a ball and cry.

I feel like an "old dog" learning a new trick.

My mind and my body are not in sync any more.

New goal:

Learn new things

Do new things

Keep playing Brain Age.......

Sandwiches

Today my Visiting Teachers came. While we were visiting one of the ladies said that she hated sandwiches on homemade bread and then explained why. I have always felt that way.

What is it that we don't like:

For one we never seemed to cut the bread uniformly

So as she put it, "Part of the sandwich has thick bread and part of it is really thin"

Sometimes the bread had big holes in it where it wasn't kneaded well enough or something.

So as you are eating the sandwich it is a mess.

I just thought it was funny.

I love homemade bread, just not in sandwich form.

When I was a little girl I thought it was a HUGE treat to get store bought bread, we would pull off the crust and crush it into a ball, mmmmm we thought that was soooo good. My kids think homemade bread is a HUGE treat. Boy how times have changed.

Flashback Friday

(Hope 1992)

(Jackie and Katie 1996)

(Cody and Tayler June 1998)

(Emma and baby doll that Mom made 2000)

Why

Last week my parents surprised me with another visit. It was wonderful, the weather was gorgeous and it was just nice to have company.

Well the company is gone and they took the gorgeous weather with them ;) We woke up to more of this kind of weather this morning. I drove Tayler down to his bus stop, more like I tried to drive. The roads were icy and our van is just not a bad weather vehicle. Needles to say, I couldn't make it back up the hill. George (who is not feeling well) had to traipse down the hill with chains and save me. One inch of snow and we need chains! Hopefully it will all be gone by this afternoon.

FOOD for THOUGHT

Sean Hannity interviewed Rush Limbaugh last night about President Obama, and I found what he says to be very thought provoking. The thing I want to touch on was that Rush said that we are past the Historical President stuff and the fact that he is the first Black President, He is now just The President of the United States.

I agree I am tired of all the Hollywood hype, he is not a movie star, he is not "The One" which I find almost blasphemous. He is the President, and he needs to prove himself.

Along the lines of our new President, what is up with him putting Timothy Geithner in charge of the Treasury and the IRS. I am not sure if I want a man that can't even do his own taxes in that position. Also if it is OK to say I didn't pay taxes because I didn't realize I needed to, or it was an "honest" mistake, why shouldn't we all be able to use that mistake or blame it on Turbo Tax.......... GET REAL! We would all be in a lot of trouble, so if the President was in touch with "the people" this would not be happening.

Think about it.

The Robot that the Banks Bots built

Here is the Robot, that the Banks Bots built.

Here is the Banks Bots member that helped run the Robot.

Here are the challenges that the Robot had to meet.

Here is the table where the team showed part of what they learned this year.Here is the gym floor all full of teams and parents.


Here are our scores, we are team 914.

These are what the team was working so hard for.

Here is our team, they took third place! They did an excellent job.
Here is my Banks Bot happy that they did so well.

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I am not sure how many of you remember that when they compete they are judged on how well the robot performs, how well they work together as a team, they have to give a presentation on what they studied (this year it was global warming), they have to describe their robot and it's parts while being questioned......... it makes for a long, gruelling day, these kids are under pressure all day. If you look closely at their scores you will see that the first run wasn't so great(they run it three times, the best score is used), the light sensor wasn't working. My point is that under all that pressure and with the few things that happen, some good some bad, they as a team worked through everything and had a great time. I'm proud of them as a team and I am glad that Tayler has had this opportunity, it has been amazing to watch these kids the last three years. Thanks Sid and Dan for all the hard work and thank you Chan Hei for letting them take over your house every Friday and Saturday evening.